Thirty-Six, Chattooga County Cloverleaf 4-Hers traveled to Georgia Highlands College, in Rome Georgia to participate in District Project Achievement on Saturday, January 22, 2022.

Chattooga County 4H Director Zach White submitted the following report:

Many of the students came home with top honors. However, I would state, “They are all winners for being chosen to attend this prestigious event.” It took a lot of work and practice for each young person to prepare for this level of competition. Each fifth or sixth-grade 4-H’er gave an illustrated talk or demonstration on a topic they chose. Most demonstrations last about five minutes, and the 4-H’er uses two-three posters or a Slideshow presentation. I can still remember my first 4-H project, which was over 15 years ago. It was the stepping stone to get me through many more speeches and presentations, through school, college, and my career.

Prior to the district competition, 5th and 6th graders from all the county schools had the opportunity to prepare a speech and compete at school. Chattooga County had over 400 youth prepare a project and present their projects at school. Students choose from 64 projects for their demonstration. Today’s projects include History Topics, Engineering and Mechanics, Sports Categories, Plant and Soil Sciences, Arts, and many others.

Competition for Cloverleaf 4-H’ers ends at district competition, but it prepares them for more advanced competition as they get older. Competing at DPA, not only allows our youth to gain valuable life skills, and the ability to share their interest but also earns them top honors in our county.

4-Hers participating were:

We are proud to report that we brought home awards, including an Outstanding Achievement Award.

This event would not have been possible without the support of our leaders and teen leaders who accompanied us to the event. Alexis Lemmings, Callie Brown, Halle Lively, Olivia Millican, Gracie Patterson, and Joshua Willingham helped the day run smoothly by coordinating room assignments, carnival games, and guides for competition locations. 4-H Volunteers and Staff April Blackwell, Stephanie Clayton, Natalie Peterson, Kim Snow, Rebecca Thomas, and Zach White assisted in the coordination and judging of multiple projects! Once again, we would like to congratulate all participants on their hard work for qualifying and placing at Cloverleaf Project Achievement at Georgia Highlands College!

 

 

For more information on 4-H programs, activities, or you can support Chattooga County Youth please contact Chattooga County Extension at (706) 857-0744.